Zhuxi County 竹溪县 Chuki | |
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  Zhuxi Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates:32°19′06″N109°42′55″E / 32.3183°N 109.7153°E /32.3183; 109.7153 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shiyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,299 km2 (1,274 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 315,259 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Zhuxi County (simplified Chinese:竹溪县;traditional Chinese:竹谿縣;pinyin:Zhúxī Xiàn) is a county in the northwest ofHubei province, People's Republic of China, borderingShaanxi to the west andChongqing to the southwest. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofShiyan. The county spans an area of 3,279 km2 (1,266 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 315,259 as of 2010.[1]
The name Zhuxi County is named for theZhuxi River, whose name (Chinese:竹溪河;pinyin:Zhúxī Hé;lit. 'bamboo stream river') was derived from the large amounts of bamboo forests which bordered both sides of the river.[1]
The area of present-day Zhuxi County once belong to theChu State.[1] Part of the remains of theGreat Wall of Chu [zh], which possibly date back to the3rd century BCE.[2]
Zhuxi County was established in 1476 under the reign of theChenghua Emperor.[1]
In 1914, it was placed under the jurisdiction ofXiangyang Circuit [zh].[1] In 1932, the Republic of China introducedAdministrative Inspectorates [zh], and the county was assigned to the 11th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province.[1] In 1936, it was re-assigned to the 8th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province.[1]
In 1949, under thePeople's Republic of China, Zhuxi County was assigned toLiangyun Prefecture [zh], which was renamed to Yunyang Prefecture the following year.[1]
The county was moved toXiangyang Prefecture [zh] in 1952, but was moved back to Yunyang Prefecture in 1965.[1]
In 1994, Zhuxi County was placed under theprefecture-level city ofShiyan, where it remains today.[1]
In 2010,Longba [zh] was upgraded from atownship to atown.[1] In 2013,Bingying [zh] andHuiwan [zh] were upgraded from townships to towns.[1]
The county's geography is fairly mountainous, with its highest point reaching approximately 2,740 metres (8,990 ft) in height.[2] The county's main rivers are theZhuxi River and theHuiwan River, which both flow into the largerHan River.[2]
Zhuxi County experiences an average annual temperature of 14 °C (57 °F), and an average annual precipitation of 1,000 millimetres (39 in).[2]
| Climate data for Zhuxi, elevation 448 m (1,470 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.4 (102.9) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.6 (101.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.6 (87.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.7 (38.7) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | −4.9 (23.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.3 (41.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 0.3 (32.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11.2 (0.44) | 17.4 (0.69) | 45.2 (1.78) | 70.1 (2.76) | 105.2 (4.14) | 134.5 (5.30) | 153.2 (6.03) | 145.7 (5.74) | 117.7 (4.63) | 88.6 (3.49) | 34.6 (1.36) | 12.4 (0.49) | 935.8 (36.85) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 126.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 81 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 103.8 | 101.4 | 138.3 | 161.0 | 167.7 | 176.2 | 194.4 | 180.8 | 120.8 | 105.9 | 102.9 | 102.2 | 1,655.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 32 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 37 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Zhuxi County is divided into eleventowns, fourtownships, and eight othertownship-level divisions.[5]
Its eleven towns areChengguan [zh],Jiangjiayan [zh],Zhongfeng [zh],Shuiping [zh],Xianhe [zh],Quanxi [zh],Fengxi [zh],Longba [zh],Bingying [zh],Huiwan [zh], andXinzhou [zh].[5]
Its four townships areEping Township [zh],Tianbao Township [zh],Taoyuan Township [zh], andXiangba Township [zh].[5]
Its other township level divisions areLongwaya Tea Farm (Chinese:龙王垭茶场),Guoying Zhuxi Comprehensive Farm (Chinese:国营竹溪综合农场),Stock Seed Farm (Chinese:原种场),Fishing Stock Farm (Chinese:渔种场),Zhongxu Field (Chinese:种畜场),Wangjiashan Tea Farm (Chinese:王家山茶场),Biaohu Tree Farm (Chinese:标湖林场), andShuangzhu Tree Farm (Chinese:双竹林场).[5]
Zhuxi County has sizable deposits ofcoal,limestone, andmarble.[2] The county is also home to the mostTaxus chinensis production of a county in China.[2]
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